Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS shutdown

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1. Forbes

   Trump Says He’ll Deploy ICE To Airports—As Musk Offers To Pay TSA Worker Salaries ↗ (opens Forbes)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   Staffing shortages at U.S. airports are expected to worsen as a partial government shutdown continues.

2. Newsweek

   Trump says ICE to run airport security if no TSA deal reached ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   On February 14, Congress let funding expire for the DHS, which oversees the TSA, amid a disagreement over immigration enforcement.

3. Los Angeles Times

   ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says ↗ (opens Los Angeles Times)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

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   President Trump says he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

4. CNN

   Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports Monday if funding deal isn’t reached ↗ (opens CNN)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   President Donald Trump said Saturday he will deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports on Monday if an agreement isn’t reached to fund the Department of Homeland Security amid a partial government shutdown.

5. FOX 4 Dallas

   Trump says he'll put ICE agents at airport security if funding bill isn’t passed ↗ (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

   Same headline from 12 more outlets

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   As TSA wait times increase amid the shutdown, President Trump said this weekend he’d move ICE agents to do airport security if a funding bill isn’t passed soon.

6. Fox News

   Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports amid funding fight, vows arrests of illegal aliens ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   President Donald Trump warns he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to arrest illegal immigrants if Democrats don't agree to his budget demands to end the government shutdown.

7. Al Jazeera

   Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid Homeland Security shutdown ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   The US president called on immigration agents to place ‘heavy emphasis’ on the arrests of Somali immigrants.

8. The Guardian

   Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   President attacks ‘Radical Left Democrats’ after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate

9. Fortune

   Trump says he will order ICE to airports for security amid government shutdown and vows to arrest 'all illegal immigrants' ↗ (opens Fortune)

   Published Mar 20, 2026

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   “I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday, and have already told them to, “GET READY.” NO MORE WAITING, NO MORE GAMES!” Trump wrote.

10. WMUR

    Trump threatens send ICE to airports if funding deal isn’t reached ↗ (opens WMUR)

    Published Mar 20, 2026

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    President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media that he would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports.

11. The Daily Caller

    Trumps Says He Will Deploy ICE Agents To Airports If Democrats Don ↗ (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published Mar 20, 2026

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    President Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to airports if Dems don’t agree to fund DHS as partial shutdown enters its sixth week and TSA staffing drops.

12. New York Post

    Trump threatens to unleash ICE agents on US airports if Dems don’t end shutdown ↗ (opens New York Post)

    Published Mar 20, 2026

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    President Trump on Saturday threatened to station ICE agents in airports across the nation to ease the chaos and long security lines caused by widespread TSA absenteeism amid a partial government shutdown.

13. Digital Journal

    Trump threatens to use ICE agents for airport security control ↗ (opens Digital Journal)

    Published Mar 20, 2026

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    US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to provide security at airports, amid a lingering

14. Washington Examiner

    Trump threatens to replace TSA officers with ICE agents as DHS shutdown drags on ↗ (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published Mar 20, 2026

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    Both the TSA and ICE are under the jurisdiction of DHS, which has been in an ongoing shutdown since its funding lapsed in February.

15. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports starting Monday amid DHS shutdown ↗ (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

    Published Mar 21, 2026

    Same headline from 7 more outlets

    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    President Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to airports starting Monday if Democrats don't agree to a funding package to end the DHS shutdown.

16. Townhall

    Trump Just Made a Major Move After Democrats Crossed His Red Line ↗ (opens Townhall)

    Published Mar 21, 2026

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    President Trump deploys ICE agents to airports amid DHS shutdown and funding standoff with Democrats.

17. WMUR

    ICE agents in airports? Trump applies pressure for DHS funding ↗ (opens WMUR)

    Published Mar 21, 2026

    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump says he's ready to send ICE agents into airports starting on Monday if Democrats don't agree to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

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